This table displays the selected game’s current values on four BGG outcomes (UsersRated, Average, GeekRating, Weight) along with my predictive model(s) estimated values for where these games are likely to end up.
Published | ID | Name | Type | UserRatings | Average | GeekRating | Weight |
2022 | Current | 3 | 8.33 | 0.00 | 2.5 | ||
Estimated | 600 | 7.44 | 5.98 | 2.5 |
To see more information about the game on boardgamegeek, click on the game’s ID or Name to go straight to the game’s profile page.
Description |
They call me Percival, scholar, dignitary, mystic. I need your help. My studies show that the Cataclysm is approaching. I've been silenced as I beg others to heed my warnings. Luckily I have found a way to stop the Cataclysm. Beneath our very paws is an extensive network of Catacombs, filled with the souls of the mightiest cats before us. I need nine souls from deep within the Catacombs. I would fetch them myself, but my aversion to pestilence prevents me. That is why I hired you. Beware as you cautiously creep through the Catacombs, as there are temptations, monsters, and fates that seek to protect the souls of the lost. Work together to defeat these guardians, using the abilities that the Fates have granted you. You may keep whatever treasure you find, which might help you on your little adventure, but bring me the souls. Learn from the mistakes that lead to their demise as you trudge back into the dungeon. Gather your Clowder and make haste, but beware: For we all know what killed the cat. |
Information on the game’s designers, artists, families, mechanics and categories from BGG.
Published | ID | Name | Publisher(s) | Designer(s) | Artist(s) | Categories | Families | Mechanics |
2022 | Pleiades Games | Andrew X. Hunter | Adventure | Admin: Upcoming Releases | Cooperative Game | |||
Card Game | Animals: Cats | Deck, Bag, and Pool Building | ||||||
Collectible Components | Category: Dungeon Crawler | Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game | ||||||
Fantasy | Crowdfunding: Kickstarter | Solo / Solitaire Game | ||||||
Humor | Players: Games with Solitaire Rules | |||||||
For the full profile of the selected game, click on the links in the table or go to https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/344345
For each of the predictions above, I used models that were trained on historical boardgamegeek data in order to predict the selected game. How did the model(s) arrive at their predictions? The following plot displays Shapley values to indicate what features were most influential for the model’s predictions. Anything in blue increased the model’s predictions, anything in red decreased the model’s predictions.
What games are similar to Curiosity? I compare the selected game to every other game on boardgamegeek based on its mechanics, playing time, complexity, and game type. The tables below display the games which had the most similar data to Curiosity. The reported similarity is the cosine similarity between the selected game and all other games published before 2021.
This similarity score ranges from -1 to 1, where similarity of 1 indicates that games are exactly identical (a game will have a score of 1 with itself).
Note: This analysis does not look at a game’s ratings on BGG, publisher, artist, or designer - it focuses on finding similar games based on how they play, not how they are rated or by their theme.
The table below displays games with the most similar data to Curiosity. Click on a game’s ID or Name to go straight to its profile on boardgamegeek.
Rank | Published | ID | Name | Similarity | GeekRating | Average | Weight | UserRatings |
-- | 2022 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 8.33 | 2.50 | 3 | ||
1 | 2019 | 0.90 | 7.81 | 8.20 | 2.87 | 15,775 | ||
2 | 2019 | 0.86 | 5.73 | 7.24 | 2.83 | 309 | ||
3 | 2013 | Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords – Base Set | 0.86 | 6.91 | 7.19 | 2.71 | 12,355 | |
4 | 2018 | Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game – Marvel Studios, Phase 1 | 0.84 | 5.71 | 7.07 | 2.40 | 303 | |
5 | 2014 | Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles – Base Set | 0.82 | 6.52 | 7.30 | 2.92 | 2,515 | |
6 | 2017 | 0.82 | 6.19 | 7.19 | 2.35 | 1,372 | ||
7 | 2020 | 0.82 | 6.45 | 7.88 | 2.72 | 1,286 | ||
8 | 2020 | 0.82 | 5.56 | 7.15 | 2.50 | 96 | ||
9 | 2014 | 0.81 | 6.57 | 7.15 | 2.82 | 3,544 | ||
10 | 2018 | 0.81 | 5.90 | 6.90 | 2.56 | 952 | ||
11 | 2017 | 0.80 | 6.35 | 7.21 | 3.22 | 2,291 | ||
12 | 2016 | 0.80 | 6.32 | 7.13 | 2.59 | 1,837 | ||
13 | 2011 | 0.80 | 6.94 | 7.19 | 2.51 | 15,369 | ||
14 | 2016 | 0.80 | 7.11 | 7.42 | 2.09 | 14,949 | ||
15 | 2018 | 0.79 | 5.95 | 7.72 | 2.21 | 545 | ||
16 | 2012 | 0.79 | 6.03 | 7.92 | 2.54 | 550 | ||
17 | 2011 | 0.79 | 7.41 | 7.66 | 3.19 | 22,371 | ||
18 | 2018 | 0.79 | 6.07 | 7.74 | 2.81 | 635 | ||
19 | 2017 | 0.79 | 6.19 | 7.24 | 2.62 | 1,205 | ||
20 | 2015 | 0.79 | 6.43 | 6.93 | 2.65 | 3,562 | ||
21 | 2016 | 0.78 | 7.66 | 7.99 | 2.79 | 14,978 | ||
22 | 2016 | 0.78 | 6.02 | 7.98 | 2.92 | 525 | ||
23 | 2009 | 0.78 | 6.69 | 6.93 | 2.50 | 10,317 | ||
24 | 2016 | 0.78 | 6.00 | 7.51 | 2.40 | 686 | ||
25 | 2010 | 0.77 | 5.57 | 6.74 | 2.60 | 158 |
Click on the ID or Name for any game to go its profile page on boardgamegeek.
What games are similar to Curiosity while also being highly rated by the boardgamegeek community? In this table I multiply every neighboring game’s similarity score by its GeekRating. The resulting score is an attempt to balance these two quantities.
Rank | Published | ID | Name | Score | Similarity | GeekRating | Average | Weight | UserRatings |
-- | 2022 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 8.33 | 2.50 | 3 | ||
1 | 2019 | 7.01 | 0.90 | 7.81 | 8.20 | 2.87 | 15,775 | ||
2 | 2016 | 6.01 | 0.78 | 7.66 | 7.99 | 2.79 | 14,978 | ||
3 | 2013 | Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords – Base Set | 5.93 | 0.86 | 6.91 | 7.19 | 2.71 | 12,355 | |
4 | 2011 | 5.87 | 0.79 | 7.41 | 7.66 | 3.19 | 22,371 | ||
5 | 2016 | 5.69 | 0.80 | 7.11 | 7.42 | 2.09 | 14,949 | ||
6 | 2011 | 5.57 | 0.80 | 6.94 | 7.19 | 2.51 | 15,369 | ||
7 | 2014 | 5.52 | 0.74 | 7.44 | 7.77 | 2.70 | 12,211 | ||
8 | 2017 | 5.49 | 0.70 | 7.81 | 8.42 | 3.85 | 8,441 | ||
9 | 2014 | Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles – Base Set | 5.36 | 0.82 | 6.52 | 7.30 | 2.92 | 2,515 | |
10 | 2012 | 5.35 | 0.73 | 7.29 | 7.56 | 2.44 | 21,110 | ||
11 | 2014 | 5.32 | 0.81 | 6.57 | 7.15 | 2.82 | 3,544 | ||
12 | 2020 | 5.29 | 0.82 | 6.45 | 7.88 | 2.72 | 1,286 | ||
13 | 2019 | 5.26 | 0.73 | 7.25 | 8.13 | 2.84 | 3,775 | ||
14 | 2009 | 5.22 | 0.78 | 6.69 | 6.93 | 2.50 | 10,317 | ||
15 | 2017 | 5.15 | 0.69 | 7.49 | 8.36 | 2.94 | 4,387 | ||
16 | 2017 | 5.11 | 0.80 | 6.35 | 7.21 | 3.22 | 2,291 | ||
17 | 2015 | 5.10 | 0.75 | 6.80 | 7.34 | 2.71 | 5,165 | ||
18 | 2017 | 5.08 | 0.82 | 6.19 | 7.19 | 2.35 | 1,372 | ||
19 | 2016 | 5.08 | 0.80 | 6.32 | 7.13 | 2.59 | 1,837 | ||
20 | 2015 | 5.06 | 0.79 | 6.43 | 6.93 | 2.65 | 3,562 | ||
21 | 2019 | 5.05 | 0.67 | 7.54 | 7.99 | 2.60 | 12,158 | ||
22 | 2017 | 5.03 | 0.75 | 6.68 | 7.07 | 1.86 | 5,847 | ||
23 | 2019 | 5.02 | 0.74 | 6.79 | 7.42 | 2.28 | 3,624 | ||
24 | 2019 | 4.94 | 0.86 | 5.73 | 7.24 | 2.83 | 309 | ||
25 | 2018 | 4.90 | 0.69 | 7.12 | 7.98 | 1.87 | 3,595 |
I first ran a dimension reduction method (PCA) to identify the main points of variation for games on BGG. The first 25 components explained roughly 50% of the overall variation in the dataset, so I computed the cosine similarity between every game’s score on these 25 components.
The following plot shows every game on BGG plotted on the first two principal components of variation. I then highlight where the selected game and its nearest neighbors fall on these first two components.
Similarity scores are based on 25 principal components - the next table displays the selected game and its neighbors profiles on each of these components.
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What are these components? The following plot shows which features contribute the most to each component.